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May 17th, 2012

VT-NH KOMEN AFFILIATE AWARDS $500,000 IN GRANTS

Terri Hathaway, Chair of the Vermont-New Hampshire Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Committee and Co-Chair Wendy Gawlik, have announced that the affiliate was able to award $500,000 to 16 community-based breast health programs in Vermont and New Hampshire, bringing the total sum of monies awarded locally for breast cancer education, screening and treatment to $6.2 million since 1993.

In addition to the 16 grants noted above, appropriate non-profits that meet certain criteria may apply for Small Grants (up to $2,000), Conference Grants (up to $5000) and Travel Scholarships (up to $1000 domestic; up to $2000 international) throughout the year by visiting komenvtnh.org and clicking on Grants.

2012 marks the first year that the affiliate will sponsor two Races. The Inaugural Komen New Hampshire Race for the Cure started and finished at the Strawbery Banke Museum in historic downtown Portsmouth, N.H., on May 12, while the 20th Annual Komen Vermont Race for the Cure will be held at Hildene Meadows in Manchester, Vermont, on July 28.

To get more information, volunteer and register at www.komenvtnh.org. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.